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find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above/?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {observer_lat}, {observer_lon}, {observer_alt_m}, {radius_deg}, {category_id} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
observer_latrequirednumberObserver latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
category_idoptionalintegerN2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "n2yo",
  "operation": "find_satellites_above",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: decimal number. Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-09-24T23:33:39Z in 0.715 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
77
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3892
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-037C
    launchDate:
    1969-04-14
    satlat:
    57.7753
    satlng:
    13.5524
    satalt:
    1096.9609
  2. satid:
    4919
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FR
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    54.2382
    satlng:
    11.1659
    satalt:
    849.9931
  3. satid:
    5384
    satname:
    OV1-20/OV1-21 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-067N
    launchDate:
    1971-08-07
    satlat:
    57.1166
    satlng:
    13.0819
    satalt:
    782.6181
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.9046
    satlng:
    -0.2024
    satalt:
    11020.3921
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.7746
    satlng:
    50.3229
    satalt:
    32519.2508
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.7477
    satlng:
    27.6034
    satalt:
    32988.1505
  7. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8192
    satlng:
    5.8304
    satalt:
    1634.4575
  8. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.57
    satlng:
    5.3508
    satalt:
    19126.3797
  9. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.7762
    satlng:
    -0.9282
    satalt:
    4214.5904
  10. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    57.5421
    satlng:
    9.0423
    satalt:
    888.2101
  11. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7516
    satlng:
    33.941
    satalt:
    23843.1969
  12. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.1983
    satlng:
    39.4535
    satalt:
    19138.7768
  13. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.0864
    satlng:
    52.3896
    satalt:
    31083.2496
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.6498
    satlng:
    3.0109
    satalt:
    38699.4492
  15. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    20.5939
    satalt:
    21213.101
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.0013
    satlng:
    22.5052
    satalt:
    36462.6731
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.1097
    satlng:
    -9.9804
    satalt:
    40250.617
  18. satid:
    16020
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-066F
    launchDate:
    1985-08-03
    satlat:
    53.1662
    satlng:
    16.32
    satalt:
    1024.3296
  19. satid:
    16206
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055H
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    59.9633
    satlng:
    9.88
    satalt:
    999.3902
  20. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.0013
    satlng:
    29.5605
    satalt:
    19148.3779
  21. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    59.154
    satlng:
    44.8643
    satalt:
    12124.8285
  22. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.1858
    satlng:
    2.9609
    satalt:
    19154.4885
  23. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.8985
    satlng:
    54.3767
    satalt:
    19145.2328
  24. satid:
    19505
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085E
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    65.0804
    satlng:
    37.2566
    satalt:
    19136.6193
  25. satid:
    20024
    satname:
    COSMOS 2022 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039A
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    53.9818
    satlng:
    -9.6426
    satalt:
    19159.0544
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
77
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3892
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-037C
    launchDate:
    1969-04-14
    satlat:
    57.7753
    satlng:
    13.5524
    satalt:
    1096.9609
  2. satid:
    4919
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FR
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    54.2382
    satlng:
    11.1659
    satalt:
    849.9931
  3. satid:
    5384
    satname:
    OV1-20/OV1-21 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-067N
    launchDate:
    1971-08-07
    satlat:
    57.1166
    satlng:
    13.0819
    satalt:
    782.6181
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.9046
    satlng:
    -0.2024
    satalt:
    11020.3921
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.7746
    satlng:
    50.3229
    satalt:
    32519.2508
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.7477
    satlng:
    27.6034
    satalt:
    32988.1505
  7. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8192
    satlng:
    5.8304
    satalt:
    1634.4575
  8. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.57
    satlng:
    5.3508
    satalt:
    19126.3797
  9. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.7762
    satlng:
    -0.9282
    satalt:
    4214.5904
  10. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    57.5421
    satlng:
    9.0423
    satalt:
    888.2101
  11. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7516
    satlng:
    33.941
    satalt:
    23843.1969
  12. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.1983
    satlng:
    39.4535
    satalt:
    19138.7768
  13. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.0864
    satlng:
    52.3896
    satalt:
    31083.2496
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.6498
    satlng:
    3.0109
    satalt:
    38699.4492
  15. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    20.5939
    satalt:
    21213.101
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.0013
    satlng:
    22.5052
    satalt:
    36462.6731
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.1097
    satlng:
    -9.9804
    satalt:
    40250.617
  18. satid:
    16020
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-066F
    launchDate:
    1985-08-03
    satlat:
    53.1662
    satlng:
    16.32
    satalt:
    1024.3296
  19. satid:
    16206
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055H
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    59.9633
    satlng:
    9.88
    satalt:
    999.3902
  20. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.0013
    satlng:
    29.5605
    satalt:
    19148.3779
  21. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    59.154
    satlng:
    44.8643
    satalt:
    12124.8285
  22. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.1858
    satlng:
    2.9609
    satalt:
    19154.4885
  23. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.8985
    satlng:
    54.3767
    satalt:
    19145.2328
  24. satid:
    19505
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085E
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    65.0804
    satlng:
    37.2566
    satalt:
    19136.6193
  25. satid:
    20024
    satname:
    COSMOS 2022 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039A
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    53.9818
    satlng:
    -9.6426
    satalt:
    19159.0544
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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